Michigan

IGNITION ANNOUNCE 2008-2009 SCHEDULE

Detroit and Milwaukee kick off inaugural Xtreme Soccer League season Dec. 13

(Southfield, Mich., September 26, 2008) - The Detroit Ignition will kick off the 2008-09 season on Saturday, December 13 when they face Milwaukee Wave at U.S. Cellular Arena. The match-up, the first-ever in the Xtreme Soccer League, features two teams who ended their last seasons in the Major Indoor Soccer League with a 22-8 record - Detroit held the tiebreaker over Milwaukee and came away with the Regular Season Championship. The inaugural XSL weekend also includes the New Jersey Ironmen hosting the Chicago Storm on Sunday, Dec. 14.

XSL teams play a 20-game regular season from December through early April of 2009. Rules remain unchanged from previous seasons, including multiple-point scoring. Fans who cannot travel to the arena will have the games at their finger tips: Efforts are in the works to include live Web streaming of all games and an online fantasy game accessible at www.XtremeSL.net.

2008-2009 DETROIT IGNITION SCHEDULE

(Ignition Home Games in Bold)

December 13: at MilwaukeeDecember 20: vs. New Jersey, 7:35 pm
January 10: at MilwaukeeJanuary 11: vs. Chicago, 4:35 pm
January 18: vs. Milwaukee, 4:35 pm
January 25: vs. New Jersey, 4:35 pm
February 8: vs. Milwaukee, 4:35 pm
February 15: at Milwaukee
February 18: at New JerseyFebruary 20: vs. Chicago, 7:35 pm
February 22: at New JerseyFebruary 28: vs. New Jersey, 7:35 pm
March 1: at ChicagoMarch 8: vs. New Jersey, 4:35 pm
March 15: at MilwaukeeMarch 20: vs. Chicago, 7:35 pm
March 22: at Chicago
March 27: at New JerseyApril 3: vs. Milwaukee, 7:35 pm
April 5: at Chicago